Re: PostgreSQL limitations question

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Bartosz Dmytrak <bdmytrak(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Chris Angelico <rosuav(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL limitations question
Date: 2012-07-26 16:37:55
Message-ID: 20120726163755.GA21270@momjian.us
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On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 08:54:53PM +0200, Bartosz Dmytrak wrote:
> 2012/7/13 Chris Angelico <rosuav(at)gmail(dot)com>
>
>
> Does that help?
>
>
> Sure :)
> I know what unlimited means, but I suggest to change docs to be more accurate.
> Those "limits" are huge (e.g. number of indexes limited by pg_class table
> size), but still exists.
>
> it is like the famous Henry Ford's color choose:
> "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is
> black."
> Number of indexes is unlimited until it is limited by pg_class table size
> (regardless free HD space).

What is the pg_class table size limit then? Is that really helping
anyone?

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